Missionary conference opens in Des Moines U B Church
The thirtieth annual Des Moines branch meeting of the Women's Missionary association of the United Brethren in Christ opens at the U B Church with two days of conference work. Delegates fill the rooms as Rev I E Doty and Rev H D Southard speak on China and Africa. A March 25 wedding of Florence Gray and Charlie Scott is announced with a reception following.
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Des Moines
Women’s Missionary Association of the United Brethren In Christ
U. B
I. E. Doty
China
H. D. Southard
Africa
Loretta Curtis
Grand View
Amelia John
Florence Gray
Charlie Scott
Ira Adreon
Ballard
Iva
Roy Adreon
Coppock
Ames Friends Church
George Gray
Stratford
Texas
Vita. Scott
Stull
Volin
Scott
Laymen’s Meeting Success Fulfilled
A union meeting last Sunday evening drew attendees from the Baptist, Methodist and Congregational churches. Rev. Minchin led as chairman and speakers included Provost Crisswell, J. A. Campbell, Prof. Bell, Mr. L. C. Tilden, Edwin Rex, Capt. K. W. Brown and Prof. A. B. Noble. A male chorus sang and led music. Prayer was by Wm. Timby.
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Union
Baptist
Congregational
Minchin
Des Moines
Wm. Timby
Mrs Olive J Foote Dies in Nevada Iowa
Mrs Olive J Foote formerly of Ohio Indiana and Michigan died Friday morning at her daughter Mrs J F Loucks home in Nevada Iowa after a week long illness from pneumonia Funeral services were held Sunday at the Methodist church led by Rev R E Shaw She was born October 8 1825 in southern Indiana and married John J Foote February 14 1848 in Oberlin Ohio They had five children one daughter died in 1881 Her husband died July 11 1879 and she lived with her children most recently with Mrs Loucks or Mrs Will Child of Nevada Iowa.
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Olive J. Foote
Nevada
J. F. Loucks
Methodist Church
R. E. Shaw
Michigan
John J. Foote
Oberlein
Ohio
Foote
Loucks
Will Child
Best Family Newspaper Declares Ideal Home Focus
The best family newspaper aims to be a clean, high minded daily read for every member of the American home, offering something of interest across topics and entertaining concise journalism.
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The
Chicago Record-Herald
Arlington Hotel deal advances in Ames plan
The Tilden brothers option on the Arlington hotel site, 100 by 120 feet, at 14 000 dollars, will be exercised and transfer likely within days. The hotel committee aims to raise 25 000 dollars by the 15th to fund a project that includes two ground floor store rooms, with the Times office to move. The Tildens back the project and will subscribe to stock, spurring a key Ames improvement. In Japan marriage rules require family adoption into the wife or husband’s clan, with an intermediary guiding arrangements and lifelong counsel.
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Tilden Bros. Company
Arlington Hotel
Times Office
Tildens
Ames
Japan
Peaches sale at Kooser & Co
Two pounds of fresh peaches offered by J B Kooser and Company for twenty five cents in a small town weekly ads listing. The note highlights affordability and local grocery specials.
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J. B. Kooser & Co
Ames Churches Unite for Sunday Services
Warner Johnson, pastor, leads worship at United Brethren Church in Ames with Sunday school at 10:00 and sermon at 11:00 on the theme Hope. Y. P. C. U. gathers at 6:30, with an evening sermon at 7:30 titled The Power of the Church.
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United Brethren Church
Warner Johnson
Palm Sunday Service at Congregational Church
William J. Minchin pastors a morning sermon with music and a Palm Sunday theme. In the evening he preaches on a man's question and extends an earnest invitation to nonmembers to attend.
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Congregational Church
William J. Minchin
Baptists Schedule Sunday Services and Events
Walter I. Fowle serves as pastor at the Baptist Church with Bible school at 9 45 a m and service at 11 beyond a 3 00 Junior Union and 6 30 B Y P U session. Evening sermon at 7 30 titled To Whom shall Men Lift Their Hands with topic Destiny and Humanity tied to Jef Leempoel painting.
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Jef Leempoel
Church of Christ Sunday services schedule
Pastor J. T. Houser leads Sunday School at 9:45 A M and preaching at 11:00 A M on the topic A Fourfold Purpose of Jesus. An evening service at 7:30 P M features Jesus as a Prophet King with Laura Buckton leading the Endeavor. All are welcome.
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Church OF Christ
J. T. Houser
Jesus
Laura Buckton
Methodist Episcopal Church Services Schedule
Andrew M. Shea, pastor, conducts Sunday school at 9 45 am. The 11 am sermon is titled The Home. Epworth League meets at 6 30 pm with the topic Called to Serve. Evening service at 7 30 pm features a sermon titled Ultimate Surrender.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Andrew M. Shea
Epworth League
Trial subscription offer for daily Register and Leader
A trial subscription is available for the daily Register and Leader from now until July 4, 1909, at a price of $1.00. This offer covers daily issues and provides access to the newspaper’s regular reporting and features.
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Daily Register and Leader
How the Debt Was Collected
A tale from National Magazine shows a household dispute over unpaid wages. A cook refuses to rise or work until $25 is paid, while the mistress and doctor argue and the cook remains in bed asserting she will stay until the debt is settled, a stance the doctor counters by quoting a higher claim of $80.
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National Magazine
God bless you origin traced to Caxton legend
The custom of saying God bless you after a sneeze dates to at least the fifteenth century, with Caxton's Golden Legend referencing the habit. The article notes Devonshire village superstition and a Scottish belief that a newborn is under fairy thrall until after sneezing, illustrating regional folk beliefs about sneezing.
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Caxton
Devonshire
Hichlands
Scotland
A Peg Too Low Origin of a Distemper Phrase
The piece explains ancient tankards made of pewter wood or metal and the "neg tankards" said to be devised by St Dunstan to curb drink. Pegs marked the limit. drinkers were urged to stop at the peg, but the rule sometimes worsened intake as abstemious drinkers must drink to the mark, giving rise to the expression a peg too low.
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St. Dunstan
London Spectator
They Do Their Share in a Quick Witted Exchange
A Milton quote on marital talk prompts a humorous reflection. Three centuries bring change as a visitor to the United States, Matthew Arnold, is asked what impression stands out. He replies with refined humor that American women do all the talking.
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Milton
Matthew Arnold
Mr. Arnold
United States
Spool Narrates Thread History From Silk to Cotton
A spool reflects on Napoleonic era trade, noting silk and wool thread limits, Hamburg silk stock destruction, and how Paisley spinners shifted to cotton. It credits cotton thread as today’s world chief thread, contrasting past and present textile sources.
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Napoleon
Hamburg
Cincinnati Enquirer
Only His Share
A brief dialogue unfolds as a maiden aunt chastises her nephew for two missing mince pies. The boy admits not all is in him, hinting one pie lies elsewhere, while the aunt remains stern and suspicious.
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George
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